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Average Railroad Brake, Signal, And Switch Operators And Locomotive Firers Salary in Wyoming

Railroad Brake, Signal, And Switch Operators And Locomotive Firers in Wyoming earn a median annual salary of $45,490, which is -33.9% compared to the national median. There are 400 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Wyoming (state).

$45,490
Wyoming median annual wage
$22/hour median
-33.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $68,840
400
Local employment
1.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
17.78
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$40,090
25th
$44,920
Median
$45,490
75th
$56,270
90th
$70,070

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Wyoming, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
92.7%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$49,077
Goods: 95.4%
Services: 78.4%
Rents: 71.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Washington $85,140 Compare 740
New York $83,530 Compare 220
Iowa $80,910 Compare 220
Maryland $79,180 Compare 100
Illinois $76,290 Compare 1,210
Colorado $76,140 Compare N/A

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Wyoming

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Surgeons, All Other $387,880 1.43
Physicians, All Other $342,800 0.71
Family Medicine Physicians $264,580 0.53
Nurse Anesthetists $255,250 0.85
Financial And Investment Analysts $187,090 0.29
Architectural And Engineering Managers $163,560 N/A
Radiologists $161,750 0.70
Marketing Managers $161,580 0.14

Wyoming has salary data for 515 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Surgeons, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Railroad Brake, Signal, And Switch Operators And Locomotive Firers in Wyoming

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Railroad Brake, Signal, And Switch Operators And Locomotive Firers are projected to change by +1.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.